Lower Manhattan resident, Jeff Rovin, co-author with actress Gillian Anderson of a newly released novel, "A Vision of Fire." (Photos: Terese Loeb Kreuzer)

"A superlative actress, incredibly focused and insightful, absolutely charming, and it's not an act."

For an interview with Anderson from the Daily News ("Q&A with Gillian Anderson: Former 'X-Files' star talks about her foray into literature as co-author of 'A Vision of Fire,'" Daily News, 10/6/14),  click here.  

 

 

"Battery Park City Authority honchos get big raises," New York Post, 10/5/14. "Honchos and even freshly recruited executives at Battery Park City Authority got double-digit raises - as high as 29 percent - this year," says the New York Post. "Robert Nesmith, who was hired in just 2013 and is the public authority's chief contracting officer, saw his pay bumped 26 percent from $95,000 to $120,000. Assistant treasurer Luis Garcia's pay surged 29 percent from $116,290 to $150,000; Controller Karl Koenig got a 25 percent hike from $120,000 to $150,000; and John Tam, the director of information technology, saw his salary go up 20 percent from $100,000 to $120,000.
Some lower-level employees also saw their paychecks fatten, one by 60 percent." For the complete article, click here.

"First Look: 19 Beekman Street," New York YIMBY, 10/6/14. A potential residential tower designed by C3D Architecture is coming to 19 Beekman Street in the Financial District, according to New York YIMBY. "The scheme may be modified once the development site is sold, as it is currently listed with Massey Knakal for an unspecified price," New York YIMBY reports. "Per The Real Deal, Ronnie Oved bought the property for $11.2 million in late 2012, and it sits directly across the street from 8 Spruce. Combining neighboring air rights and development bonuses, 19 Beekman's eventual tower could total 161,596 square feet, which would offer the potential of moderate height, especially as no restrictions exist." For the complete article, click here.

"Take a look inside Manhattan's first and only boarding school," New York Post, 10/7/14. "Dropping off her laundry bag in the lobby, 16-year-old Yoyo Hu waves to the staff of her ritzy apartment complex before heading off to class," says the New York Post. "While the staff looks out for all the children who live in the Wall Street building, they make an extra effort for kids like Yoyo, a fresh-faced sophomore from Shanghai who's 7,000 miles from home. She's just one of some 80 students at the Léman Manhattan International Boarding School. Manhattan's first and only residential school offers well-heeled 15- to 18-year-olds perks their public- and even private-school peers can only dream of: a 25-yard indoor pool and fully equipped gym, trips to Broadway shows like 'Wicked,' the US Tennis Open and Disney World; a rock-climbing wall and professionally designed theater; and, from its perch on the top four floors of the Cunard Building in lower Manhattan, classrooms overlooking the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor. Naturally, this kind of education doesn't come cheap: High-school tuition, room and board for Léman's 2014-15 academic year totals $72,000." For the complete article, click here.

"State approves $1.8B bond issue for 3 WTC," Crain's New York Business, 10/6/14. "A New York state development agency approved the sale of as much as $1.8 billion in bonds for developer Larry Silverstein's 3 World Trade Center tower, a deal delayed for more than a year after the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey balked at guaranteeing the debt," says Crain's New York Business. "Mr. Silverstein is issuing the tax-exempt bonds for the 80-story tower through New York's Liberty Development Corp., a subsidiary of the state's economic-development agency. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will manage the sale. In June, the Port Authority approved a financing agreement that allowed Mr. Silverstein to use $159 million of insurance proceeds to finish the tower, which was stalled at eight floors. The agreement didn't include $1.2 billion of loan guarantees that the developer sought under a previous plan opposed by some Port Authority board members. The agency owns the 16-acre World Trade Center site." For the complete article, click here.

"City's affordable finance arm plans first CMBS deal," The Real Deal, 10/6/14. "The city's affordable housing finance unit is planning for the first time to issue bonds that will be packaged as commercial mortgage backed securities," says The Real Deal. "This inaugural group of loans pegged at $550 million will be secured by the market-rate residential high-rise 8 Spruce Street, known as New York by Gehry, located in Lower Manhattan. The Housing Development Corporation, which generally focuses on financing affordable housing for the city, will issue the bonds, which will then be packaged and divided into different risk levels and sold into the CMBS market. Wells Fargo will be the loan servicer. Sources within the city agency said there were special circumstances that made the CMBS structure useful here, and it was not expected to become a common practice." For the complete article, click here.

"Brooklyn Bridge Gets More Barriers," Wall Street Journal, 10/5/14. "More barriers meant to deter intruders were installed at the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend," the Wall Street Journal reports. "The barriers - metal screens on the cables of the bridge - supplement a gate already in place that makes it more difficult to climb around." During the summer, intruders scaled the bridge on two occasions, raising concern over its security. For the complete article, click here.

Ongoing: The National Museum of the American Indian is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission. It offers free films, docent-led tours of its exhibitions and tours of its premises, the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, designed by Cass Gilbert. The building, which was completed in 1907, is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One Bowling Green. Phone: (212) 514-3700. For the museum's calendar, click here.

Ongoing: "Give Me Liberty," a solo exhibition of new works by Brooklyn-based artist Sylvanus Shaw, is at the Fraunces Tavern Museum. In this site-specific exhibition, Shaw utilizes images from the Museum's permanent collection, invoking imagery of early American statehood in media ranging from oil on panel to collaged holograms, security envelopes, and other mediums.

Through March 16, 2015. Place: Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St. Museum hours: Mon.-Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Admission: $7; $4 (seniors, students, children 6-8); free (children under 5 and active duty military). For more information, click here.